Coin savings-bank.



C. S. BARKER.

COIN SAVINGS BANK.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 19, 1913.

Patented June 23, 1914.

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UNTED STATES PATENT CFFC.

CHARLES S. BABKER, OF CHCAGG, ILLINOIS, SSGNOR TO FREDERICK W. HANS, OF CHICLGO, ILLNOS.

COIN SAVNG'S-BANK.

Specification of Letters atent.

Patented J une 23, 1914.

Application filed, June 19, 1913. Serial No. 74,524.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, CHARLES S. BAKKER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of lllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin Savings- Banks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in coin savings banks and more specifically to a bank of this character of the coin registering or counting type wherein the coin registering or count-ing mechanism is operated through the medium of the coin, the size of the coin determining the extent of the movement of the registering mechanism so that the latter will register the denomination of the inserted coin.

rIhe object of my invention is the production of a coin savings bankl as mentioned which will be of durable and economical construction, one which may be readily and easily operated, and one which will be effi cient in use.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

rlhe invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing forming apart of this specification, and in which,

`Figure 1 is a top plan view of a coin savings bank embodying my invention, a portion of the top wall thereof being broken away in order to expose underlying parts, and Figs. 2 and 3 are sections taken on lines and y-{z/ respectively of Fig. 1.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawing comprises a hollow body 1 rectangular in form which is constructed of sheet metal. The interior of the body 1 is accessible for the purpose of removing coins therefrom through a door or lid 2 which is hinged at 3, said do-or being looked in closed position by means of a latch 4c which is pivotedat 5 within the body 1, said -latch `being adapted to releasably engagea rearwardly turned flange 6 provided at the free edge of said door. rlfhe arrange` ment is-such, as will be observed, that unlocking of the doo-r 2 may not be effected from Without, and so that in using the bank, after thel door 2 has been moved to closing position, the same Awill not be unlocked, to

permit of removal of the coins within the bank, until said latch is automatically tripped by the mechanism within the bank as will be hereinafter fully described.

Provided in one of the longitudinal edges of the body 1 is a plurality of spaced slots or openings 7, 7 and 7 adapted for the reception of coins of various denominations for instance, pennies, nickels and dimes. Leading inwardly from each of said Coin admission openings is a passage 8 formed in a plate or partition 9 rigidly secured within the body 1 by means of screws or othe1 suitable fastenino devices 10 which engage lugs lO formed at one side of said plate. The bottom of each of the passages 8 is formed with a depressed lip 11 which is struck or pressed therefrom, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 so as to form an opening -12 at the free edge of said lip which establishes communie cation between the corresponding passage 8 and the interior of the body 1. The arrangement is such, as will be observed, that a coin inserted into any one of the passages 8 will, when the same reaches a position in registration with the corresponding lip 11,

d op to an inclined position upon the upper side of said lip and, when said coin is subsequently moved forwardly 1n the manner hereinafter described, will pass through the corresponding opening 12 into the bank,

proper. ln order to insure the dropping of the coin into an inclined position upon the upper surface of lip 11 when in registration with the latter, an inclined lug 13 is provided coperating with each of the passages 8 which is adapted to contact with the upper side of the coin in its movement in the pasand press the rearward edge thereof downwardly so that the same will enter the opening 12 when the coin is moved in the opposite direction.

Arranged within the body l above the plate 9 is an elongated lever 14 pivoted at la. Cooperating with said lever is a spring l5 adapted to normally hold the saine at its forward termination of oscillation, as shown in full lines in Fig. 1. Also arranged in the body 1 adjacent the pivoted end of lever i41- is a coin registering-wheel 16 mounted for rotation about a center 17. Said registering-wheel is provided at its upper side and adjacent its periphery with graduations or indications adaptedv for eX- posure at opening 18 provided in the upper wall of body 1. Carried bythe lever 14 is a resilient pawl 19 adapted for engagement with ratchet teeth formed in the periphery of said registering-wheel, the arrangement being such that, upon oscillation of said lever, said registering-wheel will be intermittently rotated in a clockwise direction.

Formed upon the lever 14 at each of the passages 8 is a pair of depending ears or points 20 against which a coin, inserted into the corresponding passage, is adapted to engage so as to effect oscillation of said lever when said coin is moved sufficiently far into the passage. The lever 14 is so arranged that the rst coin inserted into any one of the passages S will not Contact with said lever. However, upon insertion of a second coin behind the first, causing the first coin to be forced farther into the corresponding slot 8, said first coin will be moved into contact with the corresponding points or ears 2O of the lever 14 and cause oscillation of the latter. The inward movement of the first coin inserted is of course limited through registration thereof with the corresponding lip 11 since, in the movement of the first coin into any one of the passages 8, upon the same coming into registration with the corresponding lip 11, said coin will be depressed by the corresponding lug 13 into engagement with said lip and from engagement with the second coin inserted. When this happens it is clear that the lever 14 will be released, the same being returned or rocked to initial position by the influence of spring 15. In the return rocking of said lever, the same will force the coin in engagement therewith through the slot or opening 12 with which the coin is registering and into the interior of the coin chamber or bank proper. In this rocking of the lever 14, the registering-wheel 16 is simultaneously actuated to effect registration or counting of the coins deposited into the bank proper. The arrangement is such, that said registering-wheel will be moveoI through the medium of the various coins a distance corresponding to the relative values of the coins inserted, said registering-wheel being moved by each coin the proper' degree to register the denomination of the coin which is transferred by the lever 14 into the bank proper. W'ith this arrangement then, it will be seen, that the amount of the coins on deposit in the bank will always be indicated by the graduation or number exposed at the opening 18.

Provided at the under side of the registering-wheel 16, adjacent the periphery thereof, is a cam member 21 having an inclined outer surface, said surface being adapted once in each complete rotation of the registering-wheel to contact with the upper end of latch 4 and rock the same to releasing position in order to unlock the door 2 to permit of the removal of the coins from the bank. W'ith this arrangement, it will. be seen that after closing of the door 2, the same will not again be released for opening until the cam member 21 registers with the latch 4 and causes rocking thereof to releasing position.

The upper wall of the body 1 at the coin admission openings 7, 7, and 7 is cut away at 22 in order to constitute finger openings at each of said coin admission openings. The edges of the openings Q2 are bent downwardly or inwardly in order to yieldingly engage against the upper surfaces of the coins inserted into passages 8 to releasably hold said coins in position therein, permitting of removal thereof if desired for use. Vith this arrangement, it will be seen that the device serves not only as a bank but as a coin holder, three coins being always accessible for removal if desired,

,"1 device of the construction set forth is simple and economical of construction, hence may be manufactured at a low cost, the same may be readily and easily manipulated and will be found efficient in use.

WYhile 1 have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect7 this is capable of variation and modification Without departing from the spirit 0f the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construe-tion set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a coin savings bank, the combination of a hollow body having a coin admission opening in one side thereof; a plate in said body having a recess in its side providing a passage leading inwardly from said opening and an opening at the inner end of said passage establishing communication with the interior of said body; a coin registering-element; a movable member` arranged for operation in said passage and adapted to be operated by a coin inserted therein, to actuate said registering-element; means adapted, when the coin reaches a certain position in said passage, to press the same into registration with said second mentioned opening; and means coperating with said movable member for returning the latter to normal position and forcing the coin through said last mentioned opening into the interior of said body substantially as described.

2. 1n a coin savings bank, the combination of a hollow body having a. plurality of coin admission openings in one side thereof for the reception of coins of various denominations; a plate in said body having, recesses in its side providing a passage leading inwardly from each of said openings and an opening at the inner end of each of said passages establishing communications with the interior of said body; a coin registeringelement; a movable member arranged in said passages and adapted, for operation by the insertion of coins in the latter, the first coin inserted into any one of said passages being adapted, upon the insertion of a second coin into the same passage, to be moved by said second coin to engage and move said member in the direction to actuate said registering element, the insertion of coins into the various passages effecting movement of said movable member and said registeringelement distances proportionate with the denominations of the various coins inserted; means adapted, when the iirst coin inserted into any one of said passages reaches a certain position in the corresponding passage, to press the same into registration with the corresponding second mentioned opening; and means coperatlng with said movable member for returning the same to initial position whereby, upon registration of the coin with said second mentioned opening,

said coin will be forced by said member through said opening into the interior of said body, substantially as described.

3. In a coin savings bank, the combination of a hollow body having a coin admission opening in one side thereof; a plate in said body having a recess in its side providing a passage leading inwardly from said opening and an opening at the inner end of said passage establishing communication with the interior of said body; a coin registering element; a lever pivoted in said body and disposed in said passages; and a pawl carried by said lever and operatively engaging said registering element, said passage being of a length requiring the admission of two coins therein to cause actuation of said lever and name to this specilication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES S. BARKER.

Witnesses:

JOSHUA R. H. Pofrcrs, HELEN F. LILLIs.

Uopies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

